It’s there every time I look out my bedroom window on Roosevelt Island: Manhattan. Maybe 250 yards away. May as well be in France. The F.D.R. is a stone’s throw away but you have to hold your breath to hear it. I moved to Manhattan when I was 9. I’ve lived on Spring Street, MacDougal ...

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Even at the height of the Thursday morning rush, Roosevelt Islanders have time to stop and talk about transportation. That's because they're likely watching two or three or four F trains go by, packed to the doors with Manhattan-bound commuters. As newcomers flock to Roosevelt Island, transportation on and off the 147-acre landmass is becoming increasingly challenging ...